2.Used in shipping to indicate that there is no charge to the buyer for goods placed on board a carrier at the point of shipment. Typically followed by the name of a port or city, e.g., F.O.B. San Francisco. See also ex works.

Use free on board (FOB) in a sentence

I thought it was worth it to order the goods from a Chinese company, but when I saw that the price was not free on board, I realized that ordering from a different company would actually be more cost effective.

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The only way the oversees manufacturing contract would work is if shipping was free on board. The company could not make money without free shipping.

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Ms. Watson had never encountered the free on board terminology prior to placing her first order for personal massagers on AliExpress.